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Sunday Dinner - Cabbage Collards Kale

Sunday Dinner: Cabbage, Collards and Kale

Cabbage and collards and kale. Oh my! I’m not saying that if you regularly eat these you will be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but you will be healthy and smile more. It’s fall, so... Continue Reading »

Christian Worldview and Apologetics: The Image of God (And Why It Matters)

Donnie’s weathered face matched the condition of his trailer. His four-fingered hand pushed back scraggly hair as he constantly adjusted his posture to counter numbing back pain. He had spent most of his life working the Carolina tobacco fields... Continue Reading »

Comic Belief - Jan 2015

Comic Belief: For a Fresh Start, Take Dead Aim

I like New Year’s Day. It’s a new year, and I’m glad. As a matter of fact, I stayed up New Year’s Eve just to make sure the old year left and to address a few Christmas cards. I... Continue Reading »

Outside the Walls - Jan 2015

Outside the Walls: Get Off the Pew and Break a Sweat

I have lost nearly 150 pounds. Before you go comparing me to my boy Jared at Subway, you may want to know that, since I’ve been on a diet, I have also found about 170 pounds. You see, I’ve... Continue Reading »

J. Stuart Houston

Pastor to Pastor: An Eye Toward November

Before we all know it, it will again be time for our annual South Carolina Baptist Pastors’ Conference and SCBC annual meeting in November 2015. Over the course of the next several months, leading up to the conference, your... Continue Reading »

Tommy Kelly

President’s Perspective: The Best, the Worst

Before I begin, I would like to thank the messengers of the South Carolina Baptist Convention for electing me as your president. It is an honor and privilege to serve you, and I continue to be deeply humbled by... Continue Reading »

Wholly Healthy - January 2015

Wholly Healthy: Dieting Rules Are Changing Again

By the time you read this, you’ll be looking back on the holidays and thinking, “Why did I eat so much?” Well, I probably will. I should probably “take the cake out of my own eye before I take... Continue Reading »

Blessing of Giving

The Blessing of Giving

Acts 20:35 says, “Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” Receiving is a blessing, but giving is the greater blessing. Baptists have consistently taught giving... Continue Reading »

Reaching an Unseeded Generation

Reaching an Unseeded Generation

Last year, South Carolina Baptist Convention associate executive director David Parks said that Baptists are a “harvest-minded people living in an unseeded generation.” David Bryant, chairman of the School of Christian Studies at Charleston Southern University, pointed out that... Continue Reading »

Do Miracles Really Happen

Christian Worldview and Apologetics: Do Miracles Really Happen?

Most people believe in miracles. Each of the major religions of the world believes in miracles, crediting God (or divine being) with a specific action or result. In his bestselling book “Reason for God,” Tim Keller defines a miracle... Continue Reading »

Colds, Coughs and Pneumonia

Wholly Healthy: Colds, Coughs and Pneumonia — Oh My!

Fall and winter can be daunting for physicians. These are the times when many infectious illnesses are more common. I can usually tell that autumn is almost here — not because of the calendar or the first Clemson football... Continue Reading »

The Church of the Nativity

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Scripture makes it crystal-clear that Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:1 and Luke 2:4). That makes Bethlehem important for believers but insignificant among the cities of the world. Even today, it is a small town of approximately 25,000... Continue Reading »